Encounter the National Eucharistic Congress with Marian University

Step 1
Marian University will buy bulk order of NEC.

Step 2
High Schoolers will register through Marian University CampMinder. 

Step 3
Marian University will provide the group code for everyone to register for the NEC.

Youth can attend this experience without any parish staff. Each youth will be placed in a small group with other high school youth, a couple college-aged students, and an adult chaperone. Marian University will hire and train a staff of chaperones with a ratio of 1:4 chaperone to youth.

Additionally, we will offer any adult who is a youth minister for the parish/diocese an opportunity to serve as a chaperone for this experience. In doing so, we will provide Safe Parish and small group training, and a stipend covering the costs of registration. Each chaperone will be required to pay the 600 upfront but receive the stipend after the NEC is complete. Due to capacity and rooms, we are requiring no more than 2 ministers for every 10-youth coming to the NEC.

Each high school participant will be placed in a small group with roughly 9 other youth led by a couple college-aged students and an adult chaperone. The small group will journey through the entirety of the congress together.

Marian University will provide buses to shuttle everyone to and from the NEC.

All meals will be provided by Marian University.

Everyone, chaperones and youth, will attend the “Empower”, impact sessions in the morning of the NEC. “Empower”, is designed for small group formation and will equip them with practical tools to become a “Eucharistic Missionary,” evangelizing their community and taking on a role in spreading the Gospel to those around them. This session is for those who want to dive deeper into their encounter with the Lord and find their own eucharistic mission in the world. For the afternoon breakouts your small group can decide what breakouts you wish to be a part of!

Overnight accommodations will be available in one of our three newest residence halls. Adult chaperones will be housed in separate, locked wings from the youth. College-aged students will serve as chaperones on the wings with high school youth.